NOTIFICATIONS

Canada accepts applications for agri-food immigration

Canada immigration is now accepting applications for the Agri-Food immigration Pilot draw.

The Pilot addresses the need for skilled foreign workers in areas like

The production of mushroom and greenhouse

Livestock raising

Meat processing industries

Foreign workers already in Canada with temporary visas can use this opportunity and apply for Permanent Residence.

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has a grand plan with this pilot. Under this new pilot, IRCC will allow immigration of up to 2,750 principal applicants and their family members annually. This is possible for the coming 3 years.

Applications to this new Pilot scheme will be accepted till May 14, 2023.

The new Pilot is in response to rising requests from the agri-food sector’s employers to the federal government.

The new Pilot will help these employers get Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) having work experience in the agri-food sector. The recruited candidates can work in Canada and become permanent residents.

The launch date of the new Pilot got postponed due to COVID-19 disruptions.

As Quebec has its own immigration system, the new Pilot does not include the province.

There’s a 2-year Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) as part of the Pilot. This will benefit Quebec employers who hire non-seasonal TFW.

Such TFW can apply for a permanent selection from Quebec via the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ).

The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot considers the following industries and jobs as eligible:

Animal production excluding aquaculture

General farmworkers

Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production, including mushroom production

Harvesting laborers

General farmworkers

Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

Meat product manufacturing

Food processing laborers

Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

Industrial butchers

Retail butchers

The contribution of the agriculture and agri-food industry is evident from the fact that it supports 1 in 8 jobs in Canada. The exports from agriculture came to a record $67 billion in 2019.

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